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M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo

27Q053

06,07,08 - Queens, District 27

10-45 NAMEOKE STREET (get directions)

$1.28/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

220 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $740,990 ($3,368/student)

Attendance: 86.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 91%

Math Course Pass Rate: 91%

Overview

M.S. 053 Brian Piccolo is a junior high-intermediate-middle school (grades 06,07,08) in Queens, Community School District 27.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	351
2014-15	356
2015-16	317
2016-17	314
2017-18	267
2018-19	230
2019-20	168
2020-21	158
2021-22	197
2022-23	205
2023-24	251
2024-25	242
2025-26	220

% female: 48.6% (2025-26)

% poverty: 93.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 31.8% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 26.4% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 2.3% (2025-26)

Black: 40.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 52.7% (2025-26)

White: 3.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.5% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.87 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 86.3%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 91%

Math Course Pass Rate: 91%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	86.3%
2024	ELA course pass rate	91%
2024	Math course pass rate	91%
2023	Attendance	85.5%
2023	ELA course pass rate	92.2%
2023	Math course pass rate	93.1%
2022	Attendance	88.4%
2022	ELA course pass rate	98.9%
2022	Math course pass rate	94.3%
2021	Attendance	84.5%
2021	ELA course pass rate	95.1%
2021	Math course pass rate	95.7%
2020	Attendance	83.4%
2020	ELA course pass rate	94.7%
2020	Math course pass rate	96.7%
2019	Attendance	90.7%
2019	ELA course pass rate	96.2%
2019	Math course pass rate	93%
2018	Attendance	89.6%
2018	ELA course pass rate	98%
2018	Math course pass rate	91.1%
2017	ELA course pass rate	83.2%
2017	Math course pass rate	87.7%
2016	ELA course pass rate	95.4%
2016	Math course pass rate	94.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	92.3%
2015	Math course pass rate	90.9%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	6	ELA	434	28.3%	53
2026	6	Math	440	32.7%	52
2026	7	ELA	443	39.8%	88
2026	7	Math	449	43.8%	89
2026	8	ELA	443	36.8%	87
2025	6	ELA	437	30.4%	69
2025	6	Math	436	26.3%	76
2025	7	ELA	437	25%	72
2025	7	Math	443	36.8%	76
2025	8	ELA	440	38.5%	91
2024	6	ELA	431	21.2%	52
2024	6	Math	438	25.8%	66
2024	7	ELA	443	49.3%	75
2024	7	Math	444	41.7%	84
2024	8	ELA	434	32.2%	87
2023	6	ELA	441	28.6%	42
2023	6	Math	443	44%	50
2023	7	ELA	434	28%	75
2023	7	Math	434	21.2%	85
2023	8	ELA	445	40.8%	71
2022	6	ELA	592	27%	63
2022	6	Math	581	7.2%	69
2022	7	ELA	594	27.6%	76
2022	7	Math	579	1.2%	82
2022	8	ELA	591	22.6%	53
2019	6	ELA	578	13%	46
2019	6	Math	580	13.2%	53
2019	7	ELA	580	6.5%	77
2019	7	Math	585	7.5%	80
2019	8	ELA	579	14%	93
2019	8	Math	579	4.2%	96
2018	6	ELA	584	23.3%	60
2018	6	Math	583	11.3%	62
2018	7	ELA	580	5.1%	79
2018	7	Math	583	8.9%	79
2018	8	ELA	585	20%	100
2018	8	Math	580	4.3%	94

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	94	17	0-5	not reported
2024	108	9	0-5	not reported
2023	82	20	0-5	not reported
2022	68	30	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$740,990	not reported	$3,368
FY 2026	$704,280	not reported	$3,201

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$195,573
Title I SWP	$156,667
C4E Class Size Transition	$56,687
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$49,416
IDEA RS IEP Para	$46,622
Title I 1003a TSI/CSI PS	$41,040
Title I SWP STH	$40,151
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$28,609
Title IV High Impact Tutoring Initiative	$26,866
Title 1 SIG - Planning Grant for Schools	$20,000
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$18,887
High Need Support for Title I	$12,542
Title III LEP	$12,465
Title I 1003a TSI/CSI OTPS	$10,260
TL 09 C4E ICT	$7,108
Title IV Safe Healthy Counseling Summer Rising	$7,027
High Need Support for Title I STH	$3,214
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I CSI Participatory Budgeting	$2,000
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,809
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,567

PTA funding (LL171)

$1.28/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$0	$309	$0	$309

Sources & methodology

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